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Two former education ministers wage credit war on teachers' recruitment

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- Two former education ministers were on Tuesday engaged in a verbal duel over teachers' recruitment in Bihar during the debate on the budgetary demand of water resources department (W... Read More


All 6 RS picks in state elected unopposed

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- All six candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Bihar were on Tuesday elected unanimously as there was no other candidate in the fray for the seats from the state falling vacant in April... Read More


'CM residence was once known as extortion den'

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday hit out at the Opposition RJD for the law and order situation in the state before 2005. "Bihar was standstill under the RJD re... Read More


Cases filed against 326 fake 'Nidhi' firms: FM

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- Deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday said in the Bihar assembly that criminal cases have been filed against 326 Nidhi (finance) companies operating in the state, while th... Read More


Six candidates unanimously elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar

India, Feb. 20 -- All the six candidates for the Rajya Sabha were unanimously elected on Tuesday, as there were no other candidate in fray for the six seats falling vacant from Bihar in April. Two se... Read More


Govt puts lens on depts held by ex-dy CM

PATNA, Feb. 17 -- The Bihar government on Friday issued an order to review the work and decisions taken by former ministers holding the charge of departments of health, road construction, urban develo... Read More


Bihar govt agrees to agitating teachers' demand for offline competency tests

India, Feb. 16 -- The Bihar government on Thursday accepted the demand of agitating teachers in the state to conduct offline competency tests along with the earlier online process, education minister ... Read More


BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly

India, Feb. 15 -- Senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav was on Thursday unanimously elected Speaker of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha. The election was announced after voice vote in which there was no opposit... Read More


Nitish wins floor test to begin new term as CM

Patna, Feb. 13 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led NDA government won the trust vote after surviving the first scare in the Bihar Assembly on Monday when the no-confidence notice against Speaker Awadh ... Read More


Governor hails 'development' journey in state since 2005

PATNA, Feb. 13 -- Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Monday highlighted the state government's commitment to "development with justice" with establishment of the "rule of law" as the top pr... Read More